Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
126
93
86
86
86
85
58
61
39
61
48
51
148
253
159
104
62
44
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
40
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:48PM1.99m
8:59AM1.83m
9:25PM2.01m
9:40AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.35m
3:10PM0.25m
3:42AM0.31m
3:50PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
9
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